Twitter updated some of its security features recently and now allows users to reset passwords directly through a text message, which means you can be up and running on Twitter quicker than ever, should you forget your password or need to change it do to privacy concerns. Also, Twitter said it has bolstered its security in general. Now, anytime you want to change your password you can...
Yesterday it seemed like everyone on the planet was complaining about flight problems on Twitter. I didn't want to unfollow some people, because they're still really good friends, so I just had to sit there and read through every grumble in my timeline. Soon, however, I might be able to just mute them temporarily from my mobile device. This feature is already available online for some...
Vine on Thursday announced that it has totally revamped its homepage, http://www.vine.co, where users can now browse videos from the social network's millions of users. You don't have to sign in, simply head to the page and start flipping through the channels to find brand new 6-second content. Like puppy videos? Head to the animal channel to find quick clips of mutts running around....
Twitter on Thursday announced that it's officially rolling out a new type of advertisement — one that Facebook has had for quite some time now — that will promote advertisements inside of its feed. Users will soon start to see advertisements for applications that allow end-users to click through and automatically install them on an iOS or Android device. The ads are powered by MoPub's...
More ads—up to 15 new types—are reportedly headed to your Twitter stream. According to sources speaking with The Wall Street Journal, the social network is devising new ways to target users in their timelines, with Twitter already internally testing a new ad that will launch in the next few weeks; that ad is based around apps, and attempts to encourage users to download those apps...
When we think about the cloud—that place all of our data is increasingly being stored—it's easy to imagine that moving everything online should be good for the environment, but that's not always the case. A new report from Greenpeace reveals that while a number of leading companies are doing their best not to create a sustainable environment others, namely Twitter and Amazon, are...
Twitter is great for communication. You can message people, share your thoughts and connect with like-minded individuals. Up until now, however, the service has been driven by short messages of text. Yes, you could share images before, but a new mobile update is putting much more emphasis on sharing images. Out with the bad, in with the good. This won't take down Instagram, but it will...
Twitter celebrated its eighth birthday today, but believe it or not one of the company's top engineers is leaving the nest for a job with a new social app that's barely a month old. Sara Haider, who led Twitter and Vine's Android development, has been tapped to help bring Secret to Android devices, Re/code reports. After 4.5 incredible years at Twitter, I'll be leaving the flock....
Twitter rolled out an update for its iOS app today, making it easier than ever to upload photos straight from your iPhone's picture gallery. The news was announced on Twitter (of course), unveiling a tweaked UI that lets you attach a photo to your tweet with just a few quick taps. Sharing photos just got easier on your iPhone – now it takes just one tap to select from your photo...
Twitter had announced last night a plan to change its policy of blocking members to resemble what could more be described as a mute feature. This would cut unwanted viewers from your feed, but blocked users could still follow and interact with your Twitter posts. Seeing as this benefits the blocked users more than the blockers, the decision sent the Twitterverse into a frenzy. Even...